Senior Chemist

Eurofins USA; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading life sciences company is seeking a skilled technician to maintain and calibrate analytical instruments, analyze samples, and ensure quality control. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in biology or chemistry, with significant experience in ICP-MS and ICP-OES. Join a team committed to sustainability and diversity in a dynamic work environment with excellent benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Dental and vision options

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Professional working proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and calibrating instrumentation.
• Analyzing quality control and client samples.
• Training new employees on instrumentation.

Skills

Technical Skills

Logical Thinking

Deductive Reasoning

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biology

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

Related Field Degree

Tools

ICP-MS

ICP-OES

LIMS

Word Processor

Job description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Job Description

Maintaining instrumentation; tuning and calibrating instrument daily; analyzing quality control and client samples; reviewing and assembling data in an efficient manner with a high degree of quality; evaluating current organizational and analytical systems; diagnosing complex problems and offering solutions with a high degree of independence; suggesting and implementing improvements to maximize quality and productivity; acting as technical resource for internal problems and projects; assisting in “brainstorming” client problems and projects; training new employees in all aspects of instrumentation; researching new and emerging technologies

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Applies GMP/GLP in all areas of responsibility, as appropriate
• Demonstrates and promotes the company vision
• Regular attendance and punctuality
• Perform routine and advanced maintenance on the instrumentation
• Tune and calibrate instrumentation
• Analyze samples and associated QC
• Review, work up, and assemble all supporting data
• Read, understand, and carry out SOPs required by EPA or company methods, governing agencies, clients, and our internal QC department
• Perform additional responsibilities (i.e., audit, verification, etc.) with minimal supervision
• Evaluate current analytical system performance and recommend corrective action to enhance efficiency and productivity
• Train other departmental analysts in procedures related to operations listed in the above
• Search technical literature for scientific information relative to improving analytical or operational performance
• Understand and use LIMS
• Make working calibration standards
• Use word processor on PC
• Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

Basic Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, or related field
• At least 5 years of relevant experience
• Authorization to work in the United States without restriction or sponsorship

Ideal candidates will have:

• Significant previous experience with ICP-MS and ICP-OES instrumentation
• Exceptional technical skills, including logical thinking and deductive reasoning
• Good work habits (e.g., cleanliness, efficiency, carefulness, effective organizational skills)
• High accuracy in recording and transcribing data
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Willingness tolearn new methods and techniques
• Willingness to follow instructions and comply with company policies
• Consciousness of, and a positive attitude toward, quality control and safety procedures
• Good understanding of chemical principles
• Accurate management of numbers, both by hand and using a calculator
• Ability to set up and perform non-routine standardized tests with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated versatility, flexibility, and efficiency
• Effective use of time while managing multiple priorities
• Self-motivated to improve technical skills and operations
• Superior leadership, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to lead a project to a satisfactory conclusion on time
• Consult with clients on work performed for them

Additional Information

Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement, including the ability to read, write and speak in English.

As a Eurofins employee, you will become part of a company that has received national recognition as a great place to work. We offer excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, and dental and vision options.

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Company description: Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and Eurofins Scientific 2/2 March 2023 agroscience contract research services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialized and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralized and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2022, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Eurofins USA Environment Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.